The EU Elections Explained

European Elections! Dive into the heart of the 2024 EU Elections with our concise guide! Understand the crucial role of your vote in shaping policies and the European Parliament, where political groups like the EPP, S&D, Renew Europe, ECR, I&D, the Greens, or the Left play key roles. Learn how national votes impact EU dynamics, explore the race for the European Commission presidency, and get insights into the electoral process, including the increase to 720 MEPs. Will Ursula von der Leyen from the EPP win again? What about Manfred Weber from the EPP? Or Metsola from the EPP? Or someone from the S&D?
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[@mrbad3036]

It would be nice if we could vote directly for the larger EU parties, rather than local representitives.

[@attilaabonyi8879]

You have no idea how much i would like to vote for the big parties directly instead of the national ones, the greens and liberals in the country i reside in are...less then ideal of what my values are

[@wohlfahrt_p]

you can do that with Volt. it's one party everywhere in europe

[@mrbad3036]

@@wohlfahrt_p I do, as they are in a coalition with larger parties, by themselves however they are quite minuscule here (Bulgaria).

[@hegyitaho]

Would be great if we voted for individual representatives in a ranked choice system

[@mrbad3036]

@@hegyitaho I fully agree with you. Not sure why ranked choice hasn't been implemented everywhere by now. I suspect some people stand to lose from it.

[@Jiyu567]

Is it just me, or is the voting system kinda meh? Personally, I want to vote for Renew Europe but I am bound by the party in my country that joined the group. What if I do not like the party in my country that is connected to the respective European one? Grind my teeth and choose only one of the two? Sucks big time. Why not give me the ability to directly vote for European parties?

[@EUMadeSimple]

Great question! And this is an issue we want to look into. It will come in a future video. But for 2024 these are the rules unfortunately.

[@Carewolf]

You have to vote for somebody. You need a person to represent you. This is no different from liking a party but not liking a specific person in the party.

[@Beliefish]

It probably depends on how much do you trust the party, that you dont like, to do what ReNew wants to do in European Parliament If they are commited to voting with ReNew, you should vote for them. If they are in ReNew gropu just because they need a group to be in, and they will not vote like ReNew, then it is probably best to listen to your hart

[@JBinero]

Many countries require local representatives to be elected. This is to ensure each region gets its fair attention. There is a real risk that if people can vote for Europarties, that a few big politicians will come to represent the entire party, obtain all the power, and the elections would be severely less democratic. This effect is already present in countries like the USA and France.

[@Mark-gd2ti]

Identity and democracy 🥰 Left/Greens 🔜🧕🏾☪️🕋🕌

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

the funny thing is that the inhabitants of remote areas such as Saint Pierre and Miquelon, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia will also participate in the European elections.

[@CoralWatches]

Well yes, they’re French, but I see your point lol

[@_blank-_]

​@@CoralWatches But these places are not part of the EU

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

​@@_blank-_this is why it's so amazing

[@_blank-_]

​@@slavianalbanovich9025 A bit like Australia in the Eurovision 😂

[@chilosopher4856]

​@@_blank-_ don't kick us out 😢🎉🇦🇺

[@ursdaniel]

I will vote FOR SURE!!!

[@Mark-gd2ti]

Identity and democracy 😍

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

@@Mark-gd2ti why? what is their difference from EPP for example? I see no big difference. Especially in immigration.

[@Mark-gd2ti]

@@tomorrowneverdies567🤷🏻‍♂️ I am willing to vote renew Europe if they stand against illegals to be honest.

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

@@Mark-gd2ti but they are "against illegals" already aren't they? What, they say "make illegals legal"? 😂 Every party is against illegal immigration. But every party is in favor of legal immigration of people with less good phenotype. This is why I will not vote. Because there is no party that wants to stop immigration of less beautiful peoples. And this is what interests me, and not the legality of the immigration.

[@albevanhanoy]

​​@@Mark-gd2tiThey already do. Look at Macron's recent immigration law for example. It is very severe and only the beginning. And his party is in Renew.

[@trismica]

whish the English did not drag us scots out of the eu

[@Mark-gd2ti]

They will rejoin anyway sooner or later 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

​@@Mark-gd2tiCyprus will veto because of Akrotiri and Dekelia

[@englishterry8084]

Lmao 😂 , unelected corrupt politicians and you’s worry , it’s been been sorted among themselves already ….

[@maikotter9945]

ein Beitrag des Donnerstages, 22. Februar 2024 What do you prefer? Scotland as a country with EU membership the United Kindgom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with EU membership the United Kindgom of Great Britain + a united Ireland with EU memberships each the Kingdom of England + a Republic of Wales Will the Orkney Islands be a part of Norway?

[@_blank-_]

​@@englishterry8084 That's just Westminster but with extra steps.

[@dovienya737]

So something I can't rly figure out yet. Where do Volt stand in a European wide scale? Would love to see a video specifically about them.

[@GetFochD]

Neolibs with extra steps

[@Langharig_Tuig]

Status quo extremists. They're unconditionally in favour of the EU, so that means they have no actual viewpoints, but just parrot whatever the Eurocrats say...

[@_blank-_]

​@@Langharig_Tuig You're the only sane person here. It's so disturbing to see people fall for this weird EU-nationalism used to hide the neoliberal mess it is.

[@lucasandersson7552]

They are in multiple parties, they want in the long to create a own party but they need 25 MEPs from 25 from diffrent countries.

[@bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642]

Last time I checked, at least a majority of Volt was a member of the Greens/EFA group

[@superterra]

I personally dislike the indirect voting system. Not only I have access to only 3 out of 8 parties (EPP, S&D, ECR). I also need to deal with parties in my country changing their names and structure (like anyone else's country btw.). This change doesn't give me a 100% assurance what EU parliament they are going to align with until I see a ballot or actively observe them on, for example the internet. Direct voting would solve many problems like this and problem of some votes being worth like 0.98 of itself because population to votes ratio simply cannot be 100% accurate when number of seats isn't equal to voters (vote in Cyprus'll be more worth than in France for example).

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

I would like a bicameral system with a house and a senate: in the house we vote proportionally based on the European parties and not on the basis of the nation or national parties, while for the senate each nation has an equal number of senators.

[@CoralWatches]

@@slavianalbanovich9025 I’ve thought about this too ! I’m completely with you on this one

[@_blank-_]

​@@slavianalbanovich9025 There's already a "Senate", it's the European Commission.

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

@@_blank-_ it's house

[@hesseldekraai]

I think this is good actually. It allows citizens to vote for parties they actually know rather than these vague EU superparties and all of these small parties can get together to form meaningful blocks rather than a thousand separate voices. The national parties don't perfectly align with the supranational but is close enough.

[@woesmaro]

Thank you I asked for this a while back, really looking forward to all the videos!

[@andjohnmurugan100]

very useful video, will be expecting more of this. Support from Italy ❤

[@smileysan9261]

Is renew Europe the strongest pro eu party? Or do others also aim for a stronger eu? And thank you very much for the videos, without them i would have no idea on what to vote for

[@EUMadeSimple]

hard to say who is the most pro-EU as the 3 big parties can all be labeled as "pro EU" but in different areas :D When I do the deepdives, then I hope it will become clearer. This was an intro video to what is to come :)

[@Aggoenix]

Ye liberals, socialists and christian democracts are all strongly pro eu. They differ in economical and societal issues. Its center, left and center-right basically.

[@aresivrc1800]

I think Volt Europa can be considered the most pro EU party as it also wants to reform the EU for it to become much better.

[@_blank-_]

​@@Aggoenix They don't differ very much, they're neoliberals.

[@electricangel4488]

Considering there name is reform. Proably pro,eu but for heavy remodeling

[@ivobel721]

The European elections in Bulgaria will definitely be on the 9th of June because elections are always on Sunday. Also, voting here is technically "mandatory", but there are no fines or repercussions.

[@freesoulseb]

i wish they taught our society in my country more about this! we have so many people frustrated with the EU and they don’t know they can literally vote for people who represent their interests in the EU Parliament… and now it feels like nobody even knows this election is taking place

[@lllluka]

Yeah, in 2019 in some member states turnout was below 30%

[@chat-1978]

What annoys me the most with the current system is that I need to vote for a national party that I don't agree with to vote for an eu parliament. Then the national parties brag about the confidence they received and empowerment they get in local matters In my opinion we should vote for the eu panties at an eu level choosing the people from our country that represent us regardless of membership or affiliation to local parties Greek living in Belgium.

[@melvintheonlyone]

Thank you for this series I will be able to vote in the EU-Election and hope this series will help me a lot

[@drifty2294]

I can recommend Volt for your choice. Which country are you from? Volt is present in almost all European countries and is active in the countries with identical topics. The aim is to create more peace, better education, prosperity, climate protection, cheap housing, etc. The result.

[@garethbrown9191]

I think it's very important everyone in the EU votes, no matter which party or group it falls into! Fantastic video!

[@cherryappleproductions5822]

This comment section is surprisingly civil

[@falcoatilla3620]

I would have expected it to be full of right wing trolls

[@DayYearer]

How about let's take a moment to talk about perhaps the biggest issue in the world: Telepathy. There is advanced telepathy being used on the entire world. Secret services know all your thoughts, memories, dreams, etc. That's why when you watch ads, that was what you were thinking before. Because they knew what you were thinking.

[@DayYearer]

Check out "Neuralink," now they're publishing telepathy.

[@FotisLambrou]

At 5:06 the graphic shows Syria having 6 MEPs, I'm guessing this was Cyprus' MEPs. Just letting you know so that you can fix it ;)

[@bratenemariz]

At 5:25 theres a cursed slovenia flag also

[@zorozyx1347]

They always mess these up.

[@TinuVoicu]

Thabk you for bringing Europe togehther

[@johannesnm9706]

Could you make a list of the main things the EU has done or ongoing projects. Iam trying to get people in Denmark to vote

[@andreasi8741]

1:40 the whole island of Cyprus minus the British Bases is recognised as part of the republic of Cyprus (🇨🇾) even if the government doesn't have control over the northern part ofcupied by Turkey. Also, Turkish Cypriots who reside in the odxupied part do vote in EU elections as long as tehy are citisens of the republic of Cyprus. In fact, one of the 6 Cypriot MEP is a Turkish Cypriot

[@Qazjfhdkekbdk]

Great job!

[@mastomax]

I will vote for party who wants common defense Europe system and more united Europe maybe in future we can choose with election the future president of European union

[@ararune3734]

We do not want to be more united with you. Sincerely, southern and eastern Europeans.

[@definitlynotbenlente7671]

​@@ararune3734you can leave wenever you want

[@lucasandersson7552]

Vote Volt! Greetings from Sweden!

[@bfedezl2018]

@@ararune3734 You dont speak for me, foff

[@lores996]

Volt indeed it what you're looking for

[@simonbarnes8303]

It's a shame the European Parliament is not more democratic. for example an MEP in a small country like Malta represents about 89,500 people whereas in Germany an MEP represents over 14 million voters per seat.

[@lores996]

I think you missed a comma

[@PandaCZparodies]

Germany has 83.8M people and 96 seats, not 6. That's 873k per MEP. Vote from Malta is around 10 times more powerful than vote from Germany.

[@kexcz8276]

My first voting to the EU parliament this year, so I will vote for sure! 👍

[@onurturhal6814]

I'm glad you guys exist

[@thierryparte2506]

Now please make "UNBIASED" summary of all the parties we can vote for! No extreme this far that just give us a run down of what they want in broad lines and the "side quests" they have so to speak 😅

[@EUMadeSimple]

Yes i will. These is the kick off. Once all the manifiestos are done these guides will come

[@thierryparte2506]

@@EUMadeSimple great! Looking forward!

[@razvanciobotaru3089]

Renew and Green. Also please can you make a video called "If Romania and the Republic of Moldova unite, how would the EU help." For more details you can see Romania and Moldova United? Europe's Newest Nation, and and to prevent a similar scenario as West and East Germany, check and Why Germany is Still Divided 30 Years Later, both video on TLDR News

[@Mark-gd2ti]

Greens/left🔜☪️🕋🕌🧕🏾

[@ceecurs]

As a Moldova, hell nah, no-one wants unification, we despite eachother as much as Romanians hate Hungarians

[@zorozyx1347]

@@ceecurs The Romanians are trying as hard as they can with this unification. 🤣🤣🤣

[@GetFochD]

​@@Mark-gd2tisure with the greens supporting genocide

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

​@@zorozyx1347 We are, but the Union does not want us to!

[@danilobianco27]

Please do a video explaining all the important practical laws that have been made by the EU, in order to make people understand its importance

[@Misterx-xx1lj]

Farci invadere a flotte da arabi e africani?

[@bionicle37]

Will you be making seperate videos on the eu parties?

[@SteveUrlz]

Amazing!

[@DutchSkeptic]

#VoteVOLT 💜🇪🇺

[@BartimaeusPT]

Obrigado!

[@diogocarvalho2934]

Portugal is going to be June 9th. It has to be because our electoral law demands that elections take place on a Sunday

[@user-rw2pn7ri9w]

🇪🇺

[@user-rw2pn7ri9w]

Europe

[@jdjphotographynl]

No idea yet what I'm going to vote on, but the end result will almost certainly be a disappointment again.

[@lucasandersson7552]

Vote Volt!

[@jdjphotographynl]

@@lucasandersson7552 That'll definitely be a disappointment alright.

[@lucasandersson7552]

@@jdjphotographynl Have hope! Things change slow! Take care ✌️

[@Luolema]

I will definitely vote vor VOLT

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

What would change? Would people make enough children for example?

[@diogorodrigues747]

​@@tomorrowneverdies567 Well, the conservative policies from ECR and ID haven't done that either.

[@fabrizioparente7675]

@@diogorodrigues747ecr and id are the worst,they don’t even believe in the thing they’re running presidents for 😅😂

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

@@diogorodrigues747 exactly. So don't vote for them either man.

[@_blank-_]

Ah yes, we need more neolibs, this will definitely improve Europe (sarcasm)

[@baconisgood4me746]

Can we somehow vote Mrs Von der Leyen out of the office? This would be only vote, that every eu citizen wish

[@ararune3734]

You can't, because EU is not actually a democracy. If you want a real democracy, you look at Switzerland. And I believe you mean Ursula Von der Liar.

[@Br0ckLesn4r]

Well it's not even sure that she will run for a second mandate. I wouldn't do it if I was her, too divisive and too many mistakes, especially with the green transition

[@ararune3734]

@@Br0ckLesn4r ...she already announced her running months ago, it's very clear.

[@David_Bower]

Sigh... I long for the time I was an EU citizen, and really hope to be again some day.

[@paul1979uk2000]

Same, those Brexiteer clowns took my vote away with Brexit, so I can only watch from the outside. Still, I've got to admit, with the mess that the UK government did with Brexit, I seem to be more interested in EU politics than I am of UK politics, Brexit really put the EU on the map for many Brits, but it's just a shame it led to the UK leaving the EU and not having a voice in the union.

[@fabrizioparente7675]

I think that we should be able to vote for the large european parties,also I think renew europe is the best choice and the greens are the 2nd best,the worst one is for sure the Idedntity and Democracy group

[@grrumakemeangry]

yeah true

[@cosmicneutrino]

the Left group is the GUE/NGL? Or did I got this wrong somehow? 😅

[@ManamaEd]

Any reason for romania not having its flag here? at 1:21? Just asking because I've seen quite a few of these "mistakes" on this channel but 90% of the time are mistakes like this

[@adriangrzys]

Because it looks better without it. Just kidding, Spain,Italy,Cyprus and Austria also are not here. U probable didn't seen that becouse you are from Romania i guess.

[@jasonzervos]

In Greece voting is "mandatory" for everyone under the age of 70 and in a radius of less than 200km (which is huge for this country) from your voting center, otherwise we can face prison from 1 month up to 1 year. I NEVER heard someone enforcing this law and literally no one takes it serious. Not even politicians, police or lawyers. So, is it actually a law when it's never enforced?

[@bionicle37]

The slovenian flag is wrong in the bubble animation you use

[@seans6999]

The EU parliament is where polish politicians go on retirement

[@vincenzomanole6743]

Volt, the only paneuropean party with a federal view of the EU has my vote

[@HerbaferDBDM]

Nice choice 😊

[@Jurjen.]

Progressives 🤮

[@azelucy1798]

Will never happen if the eu does nothing against ilegal migrations there wont even be an eu next year

[@JBinero]

Renew Europe also has a strong federalist arm. They were the masterminds behind the European Convention in the early 2000s where the European constitution was drafted. France voted against it in a referendum, which is what halted the idea in its tracks.

[@vincenzomanole6743]

@@JBinero true but there are some parties in the renew group that are very controversial from my point of view.

[@1908PL]

I will vote for one of the parties UvdL warned you about;)

[@idk-wy3pk]

At which age can you vote in the elections? I read something about: 16 in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Malta, 17 in Greece, and 18 in the remaining Member States. Is that right?

[@Purpl3Bun]

Yea

[@attilaabonyi8879]

Yes

[@pep-qew1977]

Giving a right to vote to young people is just dumb

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@pep-qew1977 ?

[@pep-qew1977]

@@attilaabonyi8879 young, don't experience, without enough knowledge, easy to manipulate by politicians who rule when they were just baby's. Also do you know why most today's communists are middle class teens?

[@wtf_213]

3:51 what happened to Estonia, Slovakia, Malta and Italy?

[@rovirapoulos]

*Slovenia

[@NoName-hg6cc]

They are there

[@Kirmo13]

I have a question. What country do I vote in if I have multiple citizenships across the EU? (and my official residency is in yet another EU country)

[@ararune3734]

For European Parliament elections, EU citizens have the right to vote in the member state where they reside, regardless of their nationality. Therefore, if you have multiple citizenships across EU member states, you can choose to vote in the country where you currently live.

[@Kirmo13]

@@ararune3734 Thanks!

[@TheMegaMrMe]

In the world that you defined where people can work abroad, saying "your country" doesn't clarify things. What do you mean?

[@juliansebastian]

Great video but your overview of the European groups sounds a little biased when you say about Renew that they are the “middle ground” and about the Left that they are “pushing an agenda”. It probably wasn’t on purpose but I just wanted to raise your attention to that.

[@EUMadeSimple]

Wasnt on purpose. Ill see what i can do in the future

[@_blank-_]

Huge bias in favor of right wing neoliberals since he's pro-EU.

[@firstsecond9569]

I am an EU citizen, living in an EU country other than my own. My country doesn't allow voting by post. Am I able to vote in the EU elections?

[@DutchSkeptic]

Yes.

[@Johan.V10]

Would like to vote ECR but their are no ECR parties in my country.

[@mr.netflix9149]

Shame that we can't vote for the european parties directly :/

[@user-pk6ls1rq6n]

In Bulgaria voting is not mandatory* and voting activity is around 30-40% because most people are tired of voting multiple times a year :(

[@riclnun]

Lisbon here. Why not give to all of us the possibility to directly vote for European parties instead of what we have now!?

[@thedutchfoxxx]

Because people are more familiar with their national parties rather than the European groups. Furthermore, the MEPs you vote for will also represent your country and protect your nation's interests within the respective groups.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

That would imply a Federal government

[@Kosovar_Chicken]

God, I'm so Schengen pilled

[@azelucy1798]

Arab pilled

[@attilaabonyi8879]

?

[@azelucy1798]

@@attilaabonyi8879 either bot or brain dead

[@attilaabonyi8879]

@@azelucy1798 oook...

[@amosamwig8394]

@@azelucy1798 ?

[@jakob7116]

Which eu group is the most pro-railway that is not the greens?

[@DutchSkeptic]

Volt

[@lllluka]

@@DutchSkeptic Volt is part of the Greens

[@lores996]

​@@lllluka yes but only as a strategy (it's public known and agreed fact). The ultimate aim of Volt is to create the first truly European political group in the EP made by representatives of the same party (Volt Europa) from all over Europe

[@wakeno.6047]

The issue i and most people have no f* clje what to vote and why and how this will effect .

[@drifty2294]

Vote Volt. Its a pan-european party and exist in almost every european country. With Volt you vote for a united and peaceful Europe! Can I ask with country you are from?

[@PresAlexWhit]

"Every 6 years people across the EU, including you, get to vote for these MEPs" Me, an American: Including me? The US joined the EU??

[@Mark-gd2ti]

We elect Trump as EU leader so he doesn't betray us 😂

[@lucadesanctis563]

Come to Europe, we hv public healthcare

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

Yes

[@l-dogtheman1685]

​@@Mark-gd2tiTrump betrays even those who elect him, he only cares about himself. Europe should be glad they can't elect Trump, he'd sell Europe to Russia in exchange for a shitty Trump hotel in Moscow

[@_blank-_]

​@@l-dogtheman1685 Either way, we're not independent anymore. We either follow blindly either the US or Russia. Sad.

[@tadejzinreih5071]

5:25. What is the flag between France and Italy???

[@lllluka]

I think it's supposed to be Slovenia, but I don't know why it looks like that

[@bazooka4095]

I want to vote for renew europe but in my country there isn't any party affiliated to them :(

[@drifty2294]

What country are you from? I can recommend Volt. It's a party that exists in almost every country in Europe. In some countries it's not quite as big yet and is likely to be less popular, hence the question. As I said, Volt exists in almost every European country and wants to lead Europe to more peace, climate protection and cohesion with standardised and European solutions. are also important to Volt.💜

[@Misterx-xx1lj]

@@drifty2294what about all those african and muslim illegals who don’t belong to Europe?

[@Schnurception]

Volt Volt Volt

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

What would change? Would people make enough children for example?

[@azelucy1798]

No Eu no Eu no Eu

[@Schnurception]

@@tomorrowneverdies567 First of all, I find it unfortunate that you reduce Volt's election program to the idea that they don't want to bring about change. In my opinion, Volt is actually quite revolutionary in this regard. Let me briefly summarize the key points: Volt is a pragmatic, progressive pan-European party that advocates for digitalization, fighting climate change, and social justice, among many other things. What sets them apart from other left-liberal parties in Europe is their vision of a federal Europe strengthening and restructuring of European Union institutions to make them more democratic, less bureaucratic, and globally autonomous. Now, regarding your question about Volt's stance on declining birth rates: I'd like to point out that you could do some research yourself by looking up their freely available election program online. However, I'll address it here as well. The declining birth rates are a consequence of demographic changes, but why is this happening? Quoting from the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb; Informationen zur politischen Bildung Nr. 350/2022 Die Ursachen der Geburtenentwicklung; [I'm not allowed to share links on KZbin]): "Important factors include money, female employment, gender equality, family policy, partner choice, and access to and attitudes toward contraception." Since we surely wouldn't question gender equality, let's focus on money: Children are expensive (at least where I live)! Politics can improve the conditions for families and reduce costs. Affordable childcare, parental leave benefits, flexible working hours, and family-friendly infrastructure are crucial factors. Therefore, Volt [Selection] calls for a EU-wide child benefit and aims to redistribute income and wealth in favor of middle and lower income groups. However, this is not the only way to counteract demographic change; we could and should also consider migration. Volt's visions [Selection] include expanding legal pathways for migration, promoting time-limited migration of skilled workers, achieving the right to family reunification, ensuring social, political, and economic participation for all people, supporting migrants in the education system and simplifying the recognition of foreign-certified qualifications. I hope that I have been able to bring Volt's positions - especially on demographic change - closer to you, that you have formed an opinion, and perhaps want to continue researching on your own. Regardless of this, I also advise you also to make your choice of party dependent on several problem areas and not to assume that no change will take place anyway.

[@zorozyx1347]

@@tomorrowneverdies567 Nothing would change. Especially not on the children issue.

[@Schnurception]

@@tomorrowneverdies567 1/2 First of all, I would like to clarify that it is not accurate to say that Volt's election program does not want to bring about change. In my opinion, Volt is actually quite revolutionary in this regard. Let me briefly summarize the key points: Volt is a pragmatic, progressive pan-European party that advocates for digitalization, fighting climate change, and social justice, among many other things. What sets them apart from other left-liberal parties in Europe is their vision of a federal Europe. They advocate for a strengthening and restructuring of the European Union institutions to make them more democratic, less bureaucratic, and globally autonomous. Now, regarding your question about Volt's stance on declining birth rates: I would like to point out that you could do some research yourself by looking up their freely available election program online. However, I will address it here as well. The declining birth rates are a consequence of demographic changes, but why is this happening? Quoting from the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb; 350; Year 2022; Die Ursachen der Geburtenentwicklung): "Important factors include money, female employment, gender equality, family policy, partner choice, and access to and attitudes toward contraception."

[@davidweber7153]

Lets make it short: Who do I have to vote for to get rid of Ursula von der Leyen? Who has the best chances of beating her? :)

[@EUMadeSimple]

S&D 😂

[@isaks7042]

If Volt Europa gets one seat from Germany and one from Netherlands it will be the first pan-european party to have seats from more than one country.

[@lucasandersson7552]

Vote Volt! /Sweden

[@drifty2294]

Vote Volt😍💜

[@lores996]

Actually they already have two MEPs from two countries, Sophie intveld from the Netherlands left D66 and became a member of Volt later in 2023

[@costinhalaicu2746]

I would prefer to vote for Renew Europe, but I am unhappy with the party in my country that represents the group. Might still vote for them, I am absolutely not voting popular or populist - the only other option for me would be socialist. It would be fantastic if we could vote for the pan-European party directly instead of voting a local party that then is part of a larger family. One other annoying thing: I don't have access to some of the political families, as our parties are all part of either EPP, S&D, Renew, ECR or ID. No Greens or United Left.

[@drifty2294]

What country are you from? I can recommend Volt. It's a party that exists in almost every country in Europe. In some countries it's not quite as big yet and is likely to be less popular, hence the question. As I said, Volt exists in almost every European country and wants to lead Europe to more peace, climate protection and cohesion with standardised and European solutions. are also important to Volt.💜

[@costinhalaicu2746]

@@drifty2294 I'm from Romania. I have been to Volt meetings before in my city, and yes I know about it. Problem is they won't win anything in the elections - they won't make the threshold for even one seat, they're not even close to one. Also, my chat with members here gave me the impression people aren't very invested into the ideas of the European party as much as you'd expect. For example, they'd like to cut taxes more than provide enhanced public services, environmental protection wasn't ever discussed in any way, idk... kind of very much run of the mill center-right ideas seemed to me to prevail, and I for one am not attracted to the right on most things.

[@drifty2294]

@@costinhalaicu2746 I understand that you don't want to waste your vote. However, as we can see, things can't go on like this and it won't be any different with the same big parties. By voting for Volt or another small party, you are making the party better known and bigger with your vote. It can even reach the party funding of 3% in France, which is quite possible. You also show the big parties which issues are important to you. Imagine you want to get into politics to get money and power. Would you join a big party or a small one? Probably a large one, as they have many more MPs and are better known. In the small parties, people put their heart and soul into it and really want something for the people. Besides, elections were created to give your vote to a party that stands up for your interests. No offence meant, but I would always listen to my heart when voting =)

[@costinhalaicu2746]

@@drifty2294 I get what you're saying, and I agree as long as a small party gets at least somewhat close to the parliamentary threshold, or as long as you can make a local splurge, so to speak. Volt in Romania, however, is below 0.1%. :) My vote won't make any difference whatsoever, since the electoral threshold is 5% - they would need to convince about 50 times more people than they currently do. That being said, while the idea that "every vote counts" is a very feel-good idea and sounds nice, it's actually quite false. An individual vote changing things has such a low probability in any country, but especially one with 16 million voters, that it's not even worth discussing. However, a block of voters is a very different thing. It's a bit like how a single laborer can never win against a big corporation, but a labor union has much better odds. In my humble opinion, it's a better option to become part of a coalition of voters that the bigger parties have to account for and then threaten support collectively, even if it doesn't support every issue close to my heart but only some of them, rather than trying to go at it alone and wasting my vote.

[@zoefezius6615]

would be more interesting, if the parliament had more rights, and the "candidates" you vote for were then in office instead of a random woman out of the backpocket...

[@lordkrtekk8098]

Since what age i can vote for this

[@Blechinstrument]

For the majority of member states the voting age lies at 18. For Austria, Germany and Malta it's 16. 17 for Greece.

[@lordkrtekk8098]

@@Blechinstrument thanks

[@mauromerali7659]

EPP! Because of Miss Von der Leyen

[@JoK04]

Yess epp💙🤝🏻💙

[@buurmeisje]

So if the national party I support is not a part of any group, I'm just out of luck huh?

[@ThePunkers20]

Yes, which is shit as I want to vote for EU party but no party in Poland support them

[@lllluka]

There are 'Non-Inscrits' in the European Parliament. They get to sit and vote in the Parliament, but they don't get any committee seats or funding.

[@Instruisto31]

Deberíamos tener el derecho de votar directamente a partidos europeos y no partidos políticos nacionales.

[@xzaratulx]

Go voting guys Many things have not been working out for the last 2 years. No one these days feels like we will have a bright future. The time has come to think about food prices, gas prices, the cause of farmer protests and other stuff. make your vote count

[@urbainn]

Volt all the way

[@00martoneniris86]

i want the entire Balkan peninsula in the eu and Moldova

[@Beliefish]

Its gonna happen. Na zdravje from Slovenia

[@dawuxt_gaming2788]

As a Bosnian I hope so

[@akiraraiku]

No albanians and bosnians please, they can be friends with turkey instead

[@dawuxt_gaming2788]

@@akiraraiku We can be friends with Turkey but the Eu is stil better Because our economy wil grow quicker

[@ararune3734]

No, it's not gonna happen. Serbia does not belong. EU slowpokes talking about Serbia's EU accession while they're actively siding with Russia, but they threaten Hungary for the same. Not to mention, Serbia to this day has not started paying war reparations to Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, it has not even began to prosecute all the responsible for the atrocities they committed. Rest assured they will not join the EU, they have decades of work to do. Bosnia also doesn't belong, clearly it's being rushed in for some hidden strategic interest, although it's far from a functional democracy.

[@Schnurception]

hey, why my comment got filtered? :sad:

[@00martoneniris86]

video on the countries that use the euro without being part on the union Montenegro Kosovo

[@slavianalbanovich9025]

Including Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthélemy, Akrotiri and Dekhelia, TAAF and Clipperton (despite having zero inhabitants and zero commercial activities)

[@iris.holmes]

What about the transnational lists?!

[@lllluka]

I'm pretty sure that legislation died because it would need unanimity from the Council

[@kqger1889]

Why kaliningrad is own by Poland in 0:37 ? xD

[@DutchSkeptic]

Sounds good!

[@squaretower8050]

Not true that voting is mandatory in Bulgaria. We actually have a big problem with lack of voters in elections :)

[@rgabriel5043]

List is outdated.

[@zoefezius6615]

would be more interesting, if you could vote for the european parties... or parties of other countries if you don't like the politics of your own parties...

[@Ken_Brz]

Volt or renew. We need a radical change to federal Europe within the next 10 years

[@zorozyx1347]

Hell no.

True. 💜💪🇪🇺

[@petrsedlacek7970]

So that the western European countries can force the legislation against the will of the eastern European minority?

[@zorozyx1347]

@@petrsedlacek7970Of course, the Westerners think they can have everything, only their will exists. And as usual, for Western Europeans, Easterners are only second citizens.

[@ararune3734]

@@petrsedlacek7970 Which they're already doing and we are being more and more pushed to be anti EU, especially when we see what pathetic states they're turning into. Western Europeans are getting colonized, I'm not following them anywhere.

[@algoraxmago1527]

Hey Hey! Wait a minute! What if i want a federal Europe???

[@lores996]

You've to vote Volt Europa

[@janhumiecki2827]

You screwed up the Estonian flag at 3:52

[@adriangrzys]

Better than Slovenian one

[@janhumiecki2827]

@@adriangrzys oh god I just noticed that

[@lores996]

Volt Europa will be the only votable truly Europan party since it's born as a European party composed by national chapters (Volt Netherlands, Volt Germany, etc)

[@drifty2294]

💜💜

[@XDaha]

Renew Europe and ECR the best one

[@joroa7151]

I kind of wish there was a pro EU party where it promotes a common united European identity and is more right wing. Focused on army, stronger borders and anti-immigration, but unfortunately most that support these polices tend to be Euro skeptic

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

Because anti-immigration means sovereignty, not the Union empire. 😑 The union needs to collapse and be replaced!

[@jarnedehondt5489]

I get you, I wish there was a party like VOLT that was right wing, not like VOLT left wing and pro LGBTQ and pro immigration etc.

[@jarnedehondt5489]

Maybe we need to start such a pan-European party xd. Cause right wing is on the rise, and I think Europe would benefit from a right-wing pro "united nations of Europe" party

[@jarnedehondt5489]

Crazy idea, but imagine a fascist united nation's of Europe xd, wouldn't that be nice 😅🙈😆

[@Wendeta-hq2cp]

@@jarnedehondt5489 No. Aesthetics are not worth the cost. And the only unification that is acceptable is one where members have a large degree of autonomy. A Holy Roman European Union would be better. since it is united, but also gives everyone rights in equal measure at all levels.

[@harrybale313]

And if you don’t like any of the parties in your country?

[@DutchSkeptic]

Then you vote Volt, it's a pan-European party

[@lucasandersson7552]

Last time I voted for ECR, big mistake. This time I am going for Volt. We need a strong Europe!

[@drifty2294]

Good idea😍👏🏼

[@JoK04]

Epp💙

[@teocostea1450]

I will vote renew. Good luck, everyone!

[@Bauvolk]

5:25 wtf is that slovenian flag?

[@alessandrocomastri]

This is the time to vote for paneuropean parties like Volt Europe

[@zorozyx1347]

This is not the time.

[@alessandrocomastri]

@@zorozyx1347 not vibing with Volt or not positive that it can currently be relevant?

[@Jompabompa]

​@@alessandrocomastriboth

[@_blank-_]

​@@alessandrocomastri Volt doesn't propose anything new, just submit to the EU even more.

[@alessandrocomastri]

@@_blank-_ u know u can actually see all the program of volt on their website? If what's in that program is nothing new then we must live in two completely different worlds, and I kinda envy yours

[@Sir_Typesalot]

Eva Kaili should be Ursula’s successor. She’s her BFF. The two lobbied for Qatar and whilst doing so, forgot about a suitcase filled with banknotes. Lots of banknotes. Saint Eva, the patron of social justice and democracy and her equally socially responsible goons.

[@NyloElLobo]

As long as you DO go vote... It's an important election! Especcially these days!

[@stasiasporysz1710]

Non of them from the picture

[@Metaphysical67]

Which party is most interested in centralizing the union?

[@lucasandersson7552]

Volt! First pan- european party

[@DutchSkeptic]

Volt

[@valeriyvelchev9595]

Great

[@davidbyrne9811]

I will vote right The further right the better, enough of these social warrior NGOs, Politicians are voted in to carry out their mandate, not listen to LOBBIESTS AND NGOs

[@adam.maqavoy]

(EU) Non of the *Above* _______ Next - *Question?* However... I Digress.